Montanist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Montanist \Mon"ta*nist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
     century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
     dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
     and guiding men in the Christian life. -- {Mon`ta*nis"tic},
     {Mon`ta*nis"tic*al}, a.


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